Data Center Technician (DCT)

TechTree; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TechTree in Warsaw, Poland seeks a Data Center Technician for a long-term, on-site assignment supporting physical data center operations for a major EU agency. You will install, cabling and maintain servers and network hardware, follow Rack & Stack procedures and work with the DC Contract Manager on hardware maintenance and on-site contractors.

Required: 3+ years IT experience (2+ in data centers), hands-on installation, rack layouts, cabling standards, and strong documentation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of overall IT experience, including 2+ years in a data center operations role.
• Hands-on experience with server and network device installation, rack layouts, PDU and cabling standards.
• Basic LAN/patching/switch networking knowledge.
• Experience with asset management/inventory systems and change management.

Responsibilities

• Install and decommission data center components, servers and network switches per Rack & Stack procedures.
• Maintain cabling and labeling to documented standards.
• Manage stores & logistics and hardware lifecycle.

Skills

Server/network install

Rack layouts & cabling

PDU & cabling standards

Hardware troubleshooting

Documentation & reporting

Manual handling

English B2+

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Asset management software

Inventory tracking systems

Job description

We're hiring a Data Center Technician (DCT) for a long-term, on-site engagement supporting the physical data center operations of a major EU Justice & Home Affairs agency in Warsaw. This is a hands-on, physical infrastructure role - installing, cabling, and maintaining server and network hardware - not a remote sysadmin or cloud-engineering position.

The role

You'll be responsible for the full lifecycle of physical data center hardware: commissioning and decommissioning equipment, maintaining rack layouts and cabling standards, running inventory audits, and supporting change and maintenance-window processes. You'll work closely with the DC Contract Manager on hardware maintenance/RMA and oversee third-party contractors on site.

What you'll do

Install and decommission data center components, servers, and network switches, following "Rack & Stack" procedures

Maintain cabling and labelling end-to-end, verifying against documented standards

Manage stores & logistics - upkeep of the DC store, receiving deliveries, owning the hardware lifecycle

Run inventory audits and produce capacity/hardware-health reporting

Support hardware maintenance and RMA processes together with the DC Contract Manager

Plan capacity and rack layouts, and oversee third-party contractors working on site

Maintain documentation for maintenance management and planned-maintenance-window notifications

Prepare and execute changes to the Data Centre / IT core infrastructure

What you bring

3+ years of overall IT experience, including 2+ years in a similar data center operations role

Hands-on experience with server/network device installation, rack layouts, PDU and cabling standards

Basic LAN/patching/switch networking knowledge

Experience with asset management/inventory systems, change management, and data center procedures

Strong hardware troubleshooting skills and structured documentation/reporting habits

Comfortable working in a data center environment (noise, cold, confined spaces) and proficient in manual handling of heavy IT/DC equipment

Able to travel between sites in Poland and abroad as required

Valid driving licence, category B

Bachelor's degree or higher; English proficiency at B2+ level

Willingness and eligibility to obtain and hold a CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL personal security clearance (screening must be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment)

Logistics

Location: Warsaw, Poland - on-site at the client's HQ (approx. 70% on client premises / 30% off-site), with occasional travel to other sites

Engagement: long-term contract, initial 12-month term with the possibility of up to 3 annual renewals (up to 48 months total)

Start date: as early as November 2026

Travel: occasional, reimbursed up to €8,000 per 12-month period

Clearance: CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL - screening to be initiated within the first 45 days of assignment